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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (15 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy should be aware, the Fodder Support Scheme was open to all farmers who submitted a BPS Application in 2022 and who were not, as of 16th May 2022, in a Milk Supply Contract. Government remains committed to supporting the sheep sector. The core targeted support for the sheep sector from 2023 will be the Sheep Improvement Scheme which aims to build on the progress made by the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (15 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Animal welfare is a key priority for my Department and considerable resources and funding are provided to support animal welfare charities organisations involved in rescuing and rehoming animals, through the Annual Welfare Grant Programme. In December 2021, I awarded record funding of €3.7million to 98 animal welfare bodies throughout the country including 68 organisations involved in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (15 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine considers all applications for aquaculture licences in accordance with the provisions of the 1997 Fisheries (Amendment) Act, the 1933 Foreshore Act as amended and applicable national and EU legislation. Fish Culture Licences were granted under Section 15 of the Fisheries (Consolidation) Act, 1959. Section 15 was repealed by the 1997...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (15 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: A 2021 Basic Payment Application in respect of the person named was received on 5th May 2021. Following processing of the application, errors were identified on a number of the declared land parcels. In an attempt to resolve the situation query letters were issued to the applicant in August and September 2021. No reply was received to either letter. The application was therefore processed...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (15 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: When an overclaim under the Basic Payment Scheme is identified by my Department, it is a requirement under EU Regulation, inter alia, to carry out a review of the ineligible feature/s that contributed to that overclaim in the year of finding. If the feature/s were present for a period of four years prior to the year of finding, the Basic Payment applications in question must be re-processed...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (15 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I can confirm that my Department has issued statements of scheme payments and penalty/overpayment recoupments for each of the years 2015 to 2021 and for the year 2022 to date to the named farmer in this case. My Department has also confirmed the current outstanding overpayment/penalty debt balance due by the customer.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Trade Data (15 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The latest available data from the CSO shown below details the value and volume of exports and imports of beef in 2021 and in 2022 up to end-August: Jan-Dec 2021 Exports Imports €000 Tonnes €000 Tonnes 2,427,859 454,620 156,853 ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Trade Data (15 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I attach in tabular form the total food products of non-animal origin imported to Ireland in 2021 and to date in 2022, by the country of origin and overall tonnage of individual products. This data has been drawn from the CSO’s most recently published statistics. A summary of this data below shows that: - In 2021, Ireland imported 2.5 million tonnes or €3.9 billion worth of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (15 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) is a commercial state body established under the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act, 2001, and is responsible for the overall administration, promotion and development of the horse racing industry. The question raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for HRI, therefore, the question has been referred to the body for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Trade Agreements (15 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Ireland has an existing sanitary agreement for dairy and related products with Algeria. The Embassy of Ireland in Algeria is currently engaging directly with the Algerian authorities, on behalf of my Department, to clarify certain points in the interpretation of this agreement. A response from the Algerian authorities is awaited, and this will determine next steps.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Land Issues (15 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department is actively engaging with the individual concerned and will reply directly to him, when the records held relating to the properties involved have been fully examined and any mapping issues that may require my Department's attention have been identified.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (15 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Animal welfare is a key priority for my Department and considerable funding is provided to support animal welfare charities involved in rescuing and rehoming animals, through the annual Animal Welfare Grant Programme. The Animal Welfare Grants Programme for animal welfare charities provides funding for the direct provision of care to animals, including veterinary fees, with additional funding...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (15 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) is the agri-environment climate measure under Ireland’s CAP Strategic Plan 2023 – 2027. Farmers may apply for one of the approaches available under ACRES, namely the ACRES Co-operation approach, available to farmers in eight defined high priority geographical areas, or the ACRES General approach which is available...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (15 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Report of the Seafood Task Force – Navigating Change (October 2021) recommended 16 support schemes at an estimated cost of €423 million, collectively designed to address the impacts of Brexit and the Trade and Cooperation Agreement on our seafood sector and coastal communities. While individual recommendations are targeted at different segments within the fisheries and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (15 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The information requested by the Deputy is presented in the table below which shows the number of GLAS participants by scheme year. Please note that 2022 Scheme years payments are currently being processed. The first payments are issuing this week and will continue to issue as herdowners pass all validation checks. Scheme Scheme Year No of Scheme participants...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (15 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) is the agri-environment climate measure in Ireland’s CAP Strategic Plan 2023 – 2027. It is the successor to the Green Low Carbon Agri-environment Scheme (GLAS) which was available under Ireland’s Rural Development Programme 2014-2020. It is a voluntary scheme whereby farmers, when approved into the Scheme, undertake...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horticulture Sector (15 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department is providing a number of supports in terms of identifying alternative sources of peat for the horticulture sector. My Department commissioned Mr Seamus Boland of Irish Rural Link to assess levels and suitability of current stocks of peat across all suppliers for the Irish horticultural sector. This work entitled ‘Final Report on the assessment of the Levels and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (15 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Rásaíocht Con Éireann (RCÉ) is a commercial state body, established under the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958 chiefly to control greyhound racing and to improve and develop the greyhound industry. RCÉ is a body corporate and a separate legal entity to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. The question raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (15 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Rásaíocht Con Éireann (RCÉ) is a commercial state body, established under the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958 chiefly to control greyhound racing and to improve and develop the greyhound industry. RCÉ is a body corporate and a separate legal entity to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. The question raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Control of Horses (15 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Control of Horses Act 1996 provides powers to Local Authorities enabling them to appoint authorised officers under the Act to control stray and wandering horses in their areas. The Act is currently under review within my Department with a view to simplifying and further improving the legislation. Plans are advancing and consultation with the Local Authorities is ongoing. A broad...